COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rome vs Mount Pleasant
PLACE A
Rome, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Rome is 91% smaller than Mount Pleasant. Rome earns more, with a median household income $3,180 higher. Mount Pleasant has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -13%).
ROMEMOUNT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population3734,108−91% vs Mount Pleasant
Population density7194,104−3,385
Population growth-12.9%-4.7%−8.2 pts
Median age28.151.0−22.9
Male47.5%45.3%+2.3 pts
Female52.5%54.7%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%98.4%−7.0 pts
Black4.4%0.0%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%0.3%+2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other1.6%1.2%+0.5 pts
Median household income$55,000$51,820+$3,180
Per capita income$22,937$32,677−$9,740
Poverty rate25.8%11.1%+14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%17.7%−6.8 pts
Graduate degree0.7%4.8%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%1.3%+5.5 pts
Labor force participation68.6%55.1%+13.5 pts
Median home value$150,000$143,000+$7,000
Median gross rent$942$721+$221
Owner-occupied50.6%65.8%−15.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%8.9%+10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households32.9%25.8%+7.1 pts
Average commute22.628.1−5.5
Worked from home20.6%11.0%+9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.5%1.6%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025